Lemgo

LEMGO Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Lippe (until 1972 Lemgo) Additions: (to see click on expand) 1969 Brake in Lippe 1969 Brüntorf 1969 Entrup 1969 Leese 1969 Lieme 1969 Lüerdissen 1969 Matorf 1969 Voßheide 1969 Welstorf 1969 Wiembeck 1969 Wahmbeck Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":52.02799999999999869260136620141565799713134765625,"lon":8.9016999999999999459987520822323858737945556640625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	In Silber eine blaue fünfblättrige Rose mit goldenem Butzen.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1970.

Lemgo received city rights in 1190 by Lord Bernhard II zu Lippe. The oldest great seal dates from around 1200 and shows a walled city with a small shield with the rose of Lippe. In the 13^th century the small seals showed only the rose, with the head of St. Mary, the patron saint of the city, in the heart of the rose. Afterwards the city arms have shown only the rose, with the blue colour since the 15^th century. The colour probably was chosen to distinguish the arms of similar arms showing a red rose.

In the 19th century the arms showed the image from the medieval seal with a red rose on a silver field. In the 1950s the old arms were restored and formally granted in 1970 after the mergers of 1969.

Image gallery

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  The great seal from 1248

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  The small (secret) seal from the 13th century (?)

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  The arms in a manuscript from 1514

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  Seal from around 1900

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  The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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  Variation of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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  The arms in the Abadie albums

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  The arms in an album from around 1950

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s

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